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Leners .man No. 68,046, @aan August 2.7, 1867A.

IMPROVEMENT IN AN 1MAL TRAPS.

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TO ALL WHOMVIT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GREVILLEQCLARKE, of Racine-in the' county of Racine, andthe State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Animal Traps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and letters and figures marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 represents a top view of my trap with the cover removed.

Figure 2, a vertical section at :n in iig. 1; and

4Figure 3, a top or plan vicw of the trap.

The nature of my invention consists in a novel construction of an animal trap, whereby the animal after passing into the trap closes.or springs the same, and then by passing Vthrough into another compartment of the trap opens or sets it again.

To enable those skilled in the art to manufacture and use myinventiom'will proceed te describe the same with particular-ity. l

The saine letters of reference represent corresponding parts in the different figures.

l I construct a box,.A, of any suitable material and size, with removable cover, S. In one end of' said box there is a door, B, at the bottom of which there is a latch, C,Ithat latches on the catch C and holds the door open. There is a partition, K, made mostly of wire or rods, as indicated in fig. 1,with an opening at U, through which the animal passes to get to the bait, which ispla'ced on the board N, but to reach the bait the animal must pass on. to the platformL, which is so delicately hung on one side by the thin metallic straps M that the weight of the animal presses down the other side and pressesthe'catch C o' ofthe latch C', when the spring T causes the door to close. The animal being somewhat startled by thc door closing seeks to escape from the trap,- and 'in running about goes into the compartment in which the pivoted platform I-I is hung, which platform, when the door is closed, assumes the position shown in iig. 2, and as he passes up-on said platform his weight causes it to turn on the pivot y. There is a picc'e, E, attached to one side of the platform H, at the top of which is attached the rod or strip E. This strip passes through the loop z, and is attached atd by a loose joint to the rod or strip D, `which is attached to the'door B. By this arrangement, as the weight of the animal turns the `platform H, the top. of the piece F is thrown back, which draws back the strip E and opens the door by throw' ing the strip or rod D into the position indicated by the dotted lines D. `There .is a rack, I, attached to the side of the trap, in theI notches of which one end of the strip D rests when the door of the trap is closed, which causes thesaid strip to serve as a brace to keep the door closed, but the strip E is so attached to D as to throw it out of said rack, when-the said strip E is operated by the movement of the platform H. l When the weight of the animal has turned the platform lvI4 and opened the door the front end of said platform rests against the under side o'f the partition V, which prevents the animal from passing back into the 'compartments in the front end of the trap, but he canpass into the compartment through the opening P by raising the points G. The points G are so arranged that an animal can pass through intoithe compartment S, but cannot pass back again.. W is ametallic slide or door, which covers en aperture through which 'the animal can be removed from the trap. 'The object in making the various partitions of the trap and parts of the ends of the trap of open work, as indicated, il'to admit of the animals which. are in' the trap, as well as the bait, being seen by the animals outside of t e trap.

Having fully described the construction andoperation of-my improved trap, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Thc combinaton and arrangement of the pivoted platform H, the piece F, the strips or rods E and D, and the door B, when constructed and operating substantially as set forth. i

GREVILLE n. CLARKE. Witnesses H. Cnoswnr., D. McDoNALm 

